halter

Nouns

  • (n) rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading hackamore,
  • (n) a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, hemp,
  • (n) a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
  • (n) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight haltere, balancer,

Verbs

  • (v) hang with a halter
  • (v) prevent the progress or free movement of
    • He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
    • the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
    hamper, cramp, strangle,

Synonyms

hackamore hamper cramp strangle hangman's halter hangman's rope hempen necktie hemp haltere balancer

Words of close approximity

haltere